of the 'Watercolour Illustration' Category

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Sam Weber uses watercolour and acrylic paint finished in Photoshop to produce incredibly refined, ethereal pictures. He has produced work for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Random House and DC/Vertigo Comics.
Here I have featured the work he has [...]

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LA-based art student Eric Davison isn’t even out of Art school, yet he’s gathered quite a special collection of painted illustrations. The accuracy of the work, as well as the loyal attention to light and shadow to create depth make for some very accomplished paintings.

My portraits are often inspired by the public’s fascination with celebrity [...]

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Drawings and Things of Tom Hovey

Posted at 5pm on 11/12/09

There are some really nice things coming from UK illustrator Tom Hovey who has made bright and colourful art for companies that include M&C Saatchi, London Design Week, Don’t Panic and Red Bull.

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Lizzy Stewart, who lives and works in Edinburgh, and also recently went to art school there, has some great pencil and painting work. They are packed full of intriguing characters and scenes that conceal various stories.

I asked her a few questions on how she got into illustration, what and who inspires her, her tools and work process and what work is taking up her time at the moment.

What made you decide to get into illustration?

‘I started out studying fine art but switched to illustration at the end
of my first year after realising that …

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Watercolours and more of Betsy Walton

Posted at 1pm on 06/17/09

Betsy Walton’s bright and meticulously crafted paintings have a mysterious quality that make for a very fun viewing experience. I particularly like her way of contrasting organic forms and shapes with man-made objects, products and geometric shapes.

From Portland, Oregon, Betsy has always enjoyed making things, it being a steady progression. ‘I followed my interests and [...]

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Illustrations of Edward Kwong

Posted at 1pm on 05/21/09

Edward Kwong is an illustrator based in Vancouver, Canada, with a portfolio of work that reminds me of some of the illustrations coming out of the early 20th Century during the illustration’s ‘golden age’. Ed explains his background and his work process for us.

Ed didn’t become interested in illustration until attending college. ‘Originally, I had [...]

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Living in New York City, but originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Tatiana Arocha has produced a spectacular series of illustrations inspired by the Colombian rainforests of her home nation. The series is entitled: ‘Rainforest Sanctuaries’.

The images originate from pressed plants, ink drawings, airbrush textures, photocopies, watercolours and old engravings. These are scanned and put into a [...]

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